Leaders in the C-Suite are responsible for setting the strategic path a company must follow to achieve its desired performance and for determining the means by which those goals will be accomplished. However, achieving those goals and retaining their position and power to get those goals accomplished is not possible if they do not have… [Read More]
Ethics: Speak Up, Lose Your Job!
What makes for an ethical leader? The formula is not complex. [bctt tweet=”An ethical leader consistently does what is right, even if it presents a challenge.” username=”RichardMBowen”] It’s not about being ethical in public and not in private. It’s not about valuing profit or celebrity above people. It’s not about taking advantage of your prominence… [Read More]
A Tribute to Ross Perot
Ross Perot was a legend. The eccentric Texan billionaire, lived a colorful and adventurous life, founding major companies and twice running for president as an independent. Mr. Perot handily passed the ethics test with flying colors, deliberately choosing to take a stand and doing the right thing. He knew ethics is good business and his… [Read More]
We’re getting better ethics grades!
How would you rate your company’s ethical culture? Here’s the good news… the corporate fraud and ethical scandals of the last ten plus years have shown a spotlight on the importance of ethics. According to the 2019 Ethics and Compliance Program Effectiveness Report, based on a survey of 480 ethics, compliance and legal professionals at large… [Read More]
Happy Birthday USA…Celebrating the 4th Of July
The 4th of July is about more than parades and fireworks. It is the celebration of the birth of the United States as an independent nation. On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the final text of the Declaration of Independence, as an official act taken by all 13 American colonies. The Declaration severed… [Read More]
Let’s Get Real!
Authentic is defined as being true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character; no pretensions. Recent studies emphasize that bringing the real you, the whole self, an authentic self to work impacts ethical behavior. According to Maryam Kouchaki’s recent research with Mahdi Ebrahimi and Vanessa Patrick, it seems that “enabling people to bring their whole selves… [Read More]
You’re Not Welcome In My Airspace!
Will Boeing ever win back its foremost place in business? Boeing, once the world’s preeminent airline maker has been found seriously wanting, resulting in trust repercussions, the most recent of which is Germany’s refusal to let Norwegian into its airspace to transport one of its 737 Max planes. As a result, Norwegian, which was attempting… [Read More]
Wall Street Is Dancing in the Street!
The Securities and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.) voted last Wednesday to pass the Regulation Best Interest rule. The Commission claims the changes would help Main Street investors by tightening the standards governing brokers who sell investment products and outlining a fresh interpretation of the duties of investment advisers who provide financial guidance. According to Jay Clayton, the… [Read More]
Carly Fiorina: A Force, a Change Agent and an Extraordinary Leader
According to Matthew Boyle of Fortune magazine, “Carly Fiorina didn’t just break the glass ceiling, she obliterated it.” And in the October 12, 1998 edition of Fortune, Ms. Fiorina was named “The Most Powerful Woman in American Business.” Ms. Fiorina did indeed break the glass ceiling… as Hewlett Packard’s’ first woman CEO and as the first woman CEO to… [Read More]
Hold onto your wallets…
We could be in for a wild ride! As the 2020 elections approach, the stock buyback debates are heating up, and predictions say the Democrats may potentially gain control of both the Congress and the Senate. So how did a practice that was considered stock manipulation and was generally illegal prior to 1982 gain such… [Read More]
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